Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story

5.935

95 minutes

3/3/2004

Overview

Redemption tells the story of Stan "Tookie" Williams, founder of the Crips L.A. street gang. Story follows his fall into gang-banging, his prison term, and his work writing children's novels encouraging peace and anti-violence resolutions which earned him multiple Nobel Peace Prize nominations. After exhausting all forms of appeal, Tookie was executed by lethal injection.

Cast List

Jamie Foxx
as Stan 'Tookie' Williams
Lynn Whitfield
as Barbara Becnel
Lee Thompson Young
as Charles Becnel
Brenden Jefferson
as Young Stan Williams
Brenda Bazinet
as Barbara's Agent
Wes Williams
as Tony Bogard
Greg Ellwand
as Prison Chief
CCH Pounder
as Winnie Mandela
Barbara Barnes-Hopkins
as Mrs. Williams
Tom Barnett
as Jim Kates
Joseph Pierre
as 17yr. old Ray Washington
Karl Campbell
as Deuce-Five
Martin Roach
as Guard Morales
David Fraser
as Strange Man
Kahmaara Armatrading
as Stan Williams (9-12)
Garfield Williams
as Envoy
Aaron Meeks
as Banger #1
Donovan Palma
as Banger #2
Philip Craig
as Warden Gomez
Rosemary Dunsmore
as Warden Woodford
Shane Daly
as Associate Warden Scanlon
Calvin Green
as Balfour Armstrong
Alison MacLeod
as Mrs. Moore
Hadley Sandiford
as Ancient Man
Scott Wickware
as Security Detective
John Bayliss
as Robert Lee Morgan
Barbara Gordon
as Mrs. Morgan
Laura de Carteret
as Morgan Spokesperson
Reg Dreger
as Rosen Executive
Derek Keurvorst
as Professor Keach
Dan Duran
as Campus Reporter
Liz West
as Publisher #3
J.C. Kenny
as TV Reporter #1
Tim Gammon
as TV Reporter #2
Stefanie Samuels
as Female Guard
Arnold Pinnock
as Guard #1
Ted Ludzik
as Guard #2
Jean Daigle
as Guard #3
Stephen Lee Wright
as Visiting Room Guard
Tommy Chang
as Junior Guard
Paul McGuire
as Reporter